EP 1373071 A1 20040102 - SOLAR PANEL WITH ELECTRICAL TERMINALS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE SURFACE THEREOF
Title (en)
SOLAR PANEL WITH ELECTRICAL TERMINALS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE SURFACE THEREOF
Title (de)
SOLARZELLENSTRUKTUR MIT ÜBER DER GANZEN OBERFLÄCHE VERTEILTE, ELEKTRISCHE KONTAKTE
Title (fr)
PANNEAU SOLAIRE AYANT DES BORNES ELECTRIQUES REPARTIES SUR SA SURFACE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 0200611 W 20020218
- FR 0103822 A 20010321
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02074623A1] The invention relates to a solar panel for space satellites, comprising a planar surface with a plurality of photo-voltaic cells (CE), arranged side by side to essentially form a grid. The cells (CE) are electrically connected in several loops (SE1, SE2, SE3), each loop comprising cells (CE) connected to each other in series, forming cell segments (SG) in parallel. Two successive segments (SG) in a loop are electrically connected by means of the extremities thereof, each loop comprising positive terminals (+) and negative terminals (-). The loops (SE1, SE2, SE3) are interlaced, two contiguous segments (SG) of the panel belonging to two different loops and the direction of current inverted starting with the first pairs of contiguous segments (SG). On said panel the negative (-) and positive terminals (+) are distributed along each loop (SE1) and on the surface of the panel, such that the positive terminals are distant from the negative terminals in order to reduce the risk of an electric arc occurring between two terminals. By means of the above, the risk of an electric arc occurring can be reduced, without increasing the cost of production of the panel.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B64G 1/44 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 31/05 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 136/291 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 136/293 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02074623A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02074623 A1 20020926; AT E330846 T1 20060715; DE 60212594 D1 20060803; DE 60212594 T2 20070524; EP 1373071 A1 20040102; EP 1373071 B1 20060621; FR 2822436 A1 20020927; FR 2822436 B1 20030815; JP 2004530293 A 20040930; JP 4405729 B2 20100127; US 2004112419 A1 20040617; US 6903260 B2 20050607
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 0200611 W 20020218; AT 02706869 T 20020218; DE 60212594 T 20020218; EP 02706869 A 20020218; FR 0103822 A 20010321; JP 2002573302 A 20020218; US 47204103 A 20030917